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Bradford Council (Shipley Area Committee)

Shipley Community Chest

Small Bradford Council grants of up to £500 for non-profit voluntary and community groups that operate in, or benefit people living in, the Shipley Constituency (Baildon, Bingley, Shipley, Wharfedale and Windhill & Wrose areas). Grants pay for community activities that could not go ahead without help, such as equipment, one-off events, building improvements and start-up costs for new groups. Applications use a paper/Word form returned to the Shipley Area Co-ordinator's Office and are decided by a Grants Advisory Group.

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You could get
Up to £500
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Non-profit voluntary organisations with open membership (no discrimination on grounds of sex, race, religion, occupation or opinion) that operate in, or benefit people who live in, the Shipley Constituency area of Bradford district
  • The group must have a constitution; an unconstituted group must apply through a constituted organisation such as a local community centre or parish/town council
  • Groups working with children or vulnerable adults need a safeguarding policy and enhanced DBS checks, plus appropriate health and safety arrangements
  • Groups that received a grant must have returned their report and receipts to apply again

What it funds

Community-based activities that benefit the community and could not go ahead without financial help, for example:

  • Equipment ('from pots and pans to plants and publicity')
  • One-off events
  • Building improvements
  • Start-up costs for new groups

Ongoing costs such as venue hire and staffing are funded only as part of a start-up grant for a new organisation.

Special consideration goes to projects tackling deprivation and disadvantage; applications are particularly welcome from new projects, projects linked to the City of Culture and previously unfunded groups, and are viewed more favourably where other funding or fundraising has been secured (including approaching a parish or town council where there is one).

The total for a project crossing constituency boundaries will not normally exceed £500.

What it will not fund

  • Ongoing revenue costs such as room hire, insurance, salaries and staffing (e.g. speakers' or tutors' fees) and rent, except as part of a start-up grant for a new organisation
  • Religious or political activities
  • Retrospective funding (events or purchases that have already taken place)
  • Secondary fundraising
  • School curricular activities
  • Trips, except in exceptional circumstances
  • The same or a repeated project already funded in previous years
  • More than one grant per financial year (normally)
  • Groups that have not returned the report and receipts for a previous grant
  • Projects that contravene the Council's equality and diversity policies

How to apply

  1. Speak to a member of staff at the Shipley Area Co-ordinator's Office about your application (01274 437146, shipleyareaoffice@bradford.gov.uk)
  2. Download the Community Chest application form and criteria for the Shipley Constituency (Word document)
  3. Complete the form fully (typed or in block capitals), including the ward, project description, volunteer numbers, dates and venues, detailed expenditure and income, previous Shipley funding and other funding applied for
  4. Return it with the supporting documents to the Shipley Area Co-ordinator's Office, Shipley Town Hall, Kirkgate, Shipley BD18 3EJ, or by email
  5. The application goes to the Grants Advisory Group; incomplete applications are returned or deferred to the next meeting
  6. If awarded, return the Memorandum of Agreement within 4 weeks and send a short project report with copies of receipts within 6 months

No closing dates are published; applications received after a closing date go to a later Grants Advisory Group meeting.

Have ready

  • Constitution
  • Most recent accounts (the form accepts latest audited accounts or bank statements)
  • Detailed expenditure list for the project or event
  • At least two quotations per item, where possible
  • Child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy (if working with children or vulnerable adults)
  • Enhanced DBS ID numbers and expiry dates (if working with children or vulnerable adults)

Applications without these documents are returned; a programme for events should be enclosed if available.

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